PROGRAM DNA · D1 WOMEN'S · SP, DT, HT, JT
Best D1 women's programs for throws
Not who is famous: who invests. A typical D1 women's roster puts 13% of its athletes in throws. The programs at the top of this list carry and sign far more than that, so they have more spots in the event every year. 64 programs do not recruit it at all.
Where the throws talent is
Ranked by share of the division’s top marks in throws, per season.
Programs that invest most in throws
- 1
Big Ten · NE
29% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 6 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 2
Pac-12 · CO
16% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 8 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 3
SEC · MO
42% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 2 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 4
Pac-12 · TX
30% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 5 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 5
Ivy · NJ
20% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 4 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 6
Pac-12 · CA
19% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 2 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 7FIUSpecialty
C-USA · FL
26% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 13 signed in the last 3 classes
- 8Northwestern StateSpecialty
Southland · LA
32% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 6 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 9New Mexico StateSpecialty
C-USA · NM
29% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 4 signed in the last 3 classes
- 10South AlabamaSpecialty
Sun Belt · AL
26% of the roster in throws vs 13% D1 average · 6 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
See all 274 programs
The full D1 throws list, ranked: roster share, signings and talent rank for every program that recruits the event. Enter your email to open it.
D1 women's programs that do not recruit throws
No athletes racing the event in the seasons we hold and no signings in it. Do not spend your first emails here.
- American
- Arkansas
- Boston College
- Bradley
- Butler
- California Baptist
- Canisius
- Charleston
- Chattanooga
- Coastal Carolina
- Colorado
- Florida A&M
- Furman
- George Washington
- Georgetown
- Georgia Tech
- Gonzaga
- IUPUI
- Jackson State
- Jacksonville
- Jacksonville State
- La Salle
- Lipscomb
- Longwood
- Louisiana Tech
- Loyola Chicago
- Maryland-Eastern Shore
- Mercer
- Middle Tennessee
- Morehead State
- New Mexico
- North Alabama
- North Florida
- Northern Colorado
- Northern Illinois
- Northwestern
- Pacific
- Pepperdine
- Portland
- Providence
- Quinnipiac
- Richmond
- SMU
- Saint Joseph's
- San Diego
- San Diego State
- San Francisco
- San Jose State
- Santa Clara
- Siena
- St. John's
- Stony Brook
- Syracuse
- Temple
- Tennessee Tech
- Toledo
- Tulsa
- UCF
- UNC Greensboro
- UT Martin
- Utah
- Washington State
- West Virginia
- Xavier
Questions athletes and parents ask
Which D1 women's programs recruit the most throws athletes?
Nebraska, Colorado State, Missouri, Texas State, Princeton carry and sign well above the D1 average in throws (13% of a typical D1 roster). They have more roster spots in the event to fill every year.
Which D1 programs do not recruit throws?
64 D1 women's programs show no throws athletes racing and no signings in the event in the classes we hold, including American, Arkansas, Boston College, Bradley, Butler, California Baptist. A thin group there is not an opening.
Does a bigger share of the roster mean more scholarship money?
Colleges do not publish scholarships by event. Where a program spends its roster spots and its signings is the best public evidence of where the money goes, and a program that carries twice the division share in your event has roughly twice the seats to fill. Ask the coach about aid directly.
How is this calculated?
From each program's official outdoor results lists (who raced each event area, averaged over the seasons we hold), its signing classes (2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27), its share of the division's top marks, and whether a paid coach is titled for the event. Each is compared with the D1 average and blended; a small class is pulled toward the average so one big year cannot fake a specialty.
Other D1 women's event areas
As of 2026-10-22. Program counts and shares only; no college athlete is named on this page. Built from official meet results and the signing classes we hold. All event areas